Prince William sings with Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift

Britain's Prince William joins Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi to sing Bon Jovi hit 'Livin' on a Prayer,' at a charity gala in aid of Centrepoint, at Kensington Palace, (Nov. 27)

Prince William was a rock star on Tuesday night, rubbing shoulders with the princess of country, Taylor Swift, and rock legend Jon Bon Jovi — and then ending the evening for charity by singing one of Bon Jovi’s greatest hits to the hoots and cheers of the audience.

Swift declared her royal meeting with the Duke of Cambridge simply “awesome.”

Swift was one of several performers at a Kensington Palace concert organized to raise funds for Centrepoint, a charity that helps the homeless. Prince William is Centrepoint’s patron.

“While William looked a little awkward during his chat with Taylor, she didn’t seem to notice, and let out an ecstatic ‘awesome!’ after he left,” the Daily Mail reported. “Describing her meeting with the Duke she laughed: ‘He was very funny. I was really happy he was funny.’”

Hello! Canada said “the American songstress channeled Hollywood glamour” and USA Today reported that Swift “looked very grown up dressed in an off-the-shoulder chiffon column gown with a gold-lace bodice and plunging neckline” and noted that Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery and Bon Jovi were among those who hob-nobbed with the Duke.

Bon Jovi also played for the concert — after he and his family posed for photos with the prince — and promised, according to the Express, to “try to get William up on stage to do a duet of his big hit, Livin’ On a Prayer,” which the prince reportedly performed, karaoke-style, at the wedding of his cousin, Zara Phillips.

And Bon Jovi was true to his word as he got the future king, along with Swift, up on the stage to perform one of his band’s best-known songs. Though he may have looked uncomfortable earlier in the evening, Prince William warmed up on stage and didn’t seem to mind that his voice was repeatedly drowned out by Swift, who belted out the chorus with gusto.

The Express noted that some guests paid as much as $17,000 for the chance to socialize with Prince William.

“Centrepoint has always been close to the Prince’s heart,” notes the charity’s website. “As children, Princes William and Harry made private visits to Centrepoint services with their mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana was a long-standing and active supporter of the charity, and became patron herself in 1992.”

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